A 61-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with illegal loan sharking.

The woman from St Neots was arrested this morning as part of a joint operation between Cambridgeshire Police, Cambridgeshire County Council’s Trading Standards Department and The England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT).

Tony Quigley, head of service for the IMLT said: “We will continue to work to combat loan sharks. They can cause untold misery to the most disadvantaged in our communities.

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“We would urge anyone with information about loan sharking or victims of loan sharks to contact the team on 0300 555 2222 or visit the website at www.stoploansharks.uk .”

Aileen Andrews, service manager at Cambridgeshire County Council Trading Standards added: “We continue to support the important work of the England Illegal Money Lending Team and this case is another example of how Trading Standards at a local level works with the National Illegal Money Lending Team, Police and other agencies to protect local communities from loan sharks.

“It serves a clear warning that illegal money lenders will be pursued and prosecuted.”